100 Best Nursing schools in the United States

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Below is a list of best universities in the United States ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 55.5M citations received by 1.55M academic papers made by 992 universities in the United States was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Harvard University

For Nursing

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
3%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,900

2. Johns Hopkins University

For Nursing

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1555
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$22,844

3. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

For Nursing

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
66%

4. University of Washington - Seattle

For Nursing

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Receiving Aid
55%
Average Aid
$14,390
Enrollment
55,620

5. University of California - San Francisco

For Nursing

#7 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
3,126
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1864

6. University of Pennsylvania

For Nursing

#8 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,017

7. Yale University

For Nursing

#9 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,044

8. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

For Nursing

#10 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
58%

9. Columbia University

For Nursing

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$20,869

10. University of California - Los Angeles

For Nursing

#13 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Receiving Aid
60%
Average Aid
$22,441
Enrollment
46,678

11. University of Pittsburgh

For Nursing

#15 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
87%

12. Stanford University

For Nursing

#17 in the World
Acceptance Rate
4%
Average SAT
1545
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$17,998

13. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

For Nursing

#19 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1395
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

14. Emory University

For Nursing

#23 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,986

15. Boston University

For Nursing

#28 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1460
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,551

16. University of Wisconsin - Madison

For Nursing

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Average SAT
1435
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
60%

17. Duke University

For Nursing

#30 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$23,422

18. Northwestern University

For Nursing

#32 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$23,341

19. University of California-San Diego

For Nursing

#33 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Receiving Aid
70%
Average Aid
$24,176
Enrollment
42,376

20. Cornell University

For Nursing

#36 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Average SAT
1520
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$26,455

21. New York University

For Nursing

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1525
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$30,730

22. University of Illinois at Chicago

For Nursing

#40 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1230
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
80%

23. Brown University

For Nursing

#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,608

24. University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

For Nursing

#43 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

25. University of Maryland, Baltimore

For Nursing

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
6,667
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1807

26. University of Southern California

For Nursing

#45 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1495
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,496

27. Ohio State University

For Nursing

#47 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
75%

28. Washington University in St Louis

For Nursing

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$22,440

29. University of Florida

For Nursing

#49 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
92%

30. University of Chicago

For Nursing

#50 in the World
Acceptance Rate
5%
Average SAT
1540
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$27,979

31. Pennsylvania State University

For Nursing

#51 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1310
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

32. Rutgers University - New Brunswick

For Nursing

#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Average SAT
1375
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
71%

33. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis

For Nursing

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
91%

34. Vanderbilt University

For Nursing

#55 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$26,689

35. University of Alabama at Birmingham

For Nursing

#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
97%

36. University of Iowa

For Nursing

#58 in the World
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1225
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
88%

37. Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

For Nursing

#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Net Price
$11,577
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$1,900

38. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

For Nursing

#61 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,234
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1963

39. Oregon Health & Science University

For Nursing

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,877
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

40. University of Utah

For Nursing

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1289
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
79%

41. University of Miami

For Nursing

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Average SAT
1400
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$41,028

42. Case Western Reserve University

For Nursing

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1485
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$41,351

43. Baylor College of Medicine

For Nursing

#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,699
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1900

44. University of Texas at Austin

For Nursing

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Average SAT
1360
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
69%

45. University of Arizona

For Nursing

#77 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1290
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
98%

46. University of Rochester

For Nursing

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$40,900

47. George Washington University

For Nursing

#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1425
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,466

48. Michigan State University

For Nursing

#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
97%

49. University of Kentucky

For Nursing

#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

50. University of California - Berkeley

For Nursing

#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Receiving Aid
61%
Average Aid
$25,951
Enrollment
45,699

51. University of Virginia

For Nursing

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Receiving Aid
44%

52. University of South Florida

For Nursing

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1235
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
88%

53. University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

For Nursing

#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
32
Receiving Aid
61%

54. University of California - Davis

For Nursing

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Receiving Aid
58%
Average Aid
$21,258
Enrollment
39,707

56. Medical University of South Carolina

For Nursing

#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
3,117
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1824

57. Virginia Commonwealth University

For Nursing

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
100%

58. University of Connecticut

For Nursing

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
83%

59. University of South Carolina - Columbia

For Nursing

#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Average SAT
1280
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

60. Georgetown University

For Nursing

#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Average SAT
1470
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$37,967

61. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Nursing

#113 in the World
Enrollment
2,501
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1943

62. University of Missouri - Columbia

For Nursing

#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
90%

63. Arizona State University - Tempe

For Nursing

#116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Receiving Aid
93%
Average Aid
$11,992
Enrollment
79,593

64. Wayne State University

For Nursing

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
97%

65. Medical College of Wisconsin

For Nursing

#122 in the World
Enrollment
1,661
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1893

66. University of Kansas

For Nursing

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1170
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
93%

67. University at Buffalo

For Nursing

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1295
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
86%

69. Tufts University

For Nursing

#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Average SAT
1505
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$33,333

70. University of Massachusetts Medical School Worcester

For Nursing

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
1,394
Male:Female
33:67
Founded
1962

71. Wake Forest University

For Nursing

#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$27,790

72. University of Cincinnati

For Nursing

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Receiving Aid
87%

73. University of California - Irvine

For Nursing

#138 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Receiving Aid
71%
Average Aid
$21,533
Enrollment
36,582

74. University of New Mexico

For Nursing

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
100%

75. University of Maryland - College Park

For Nursing

#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1445
Average ACT
34
Receiving Aid
65%

76. Temple University

For Nursing

#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Receiving Aid
94%
Average Aid
$11,891
Enrollment
30,205

77. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Nursing

#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1260
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
77%

78. University of Georgia

For Nursing

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Average SAT
1275
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
84%

79. Florida State University

For Nursing

#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Average SAT
1315
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
95%

80. Drexel University

For Nursing

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$42,342

81. West Virginia University

For Nursing

#177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1125
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

82. Dartmouth College

For Nursing

#179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
6%
Average SAT
1535
Average ACT
34
Net Price
$17,322

83. Tulane University of Louisiana

For Nursing

#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Average SAT
1450
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$50,631

84. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Nursing

#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,640
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

85. Saint Louis University

For Nursing

#187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$30,911

86. University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

For Nursing

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
3,275
Male:Female
27:73
Founded
1879

87. San Diego State University

For Nursing

#193 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$5,459
Enrollment
39,241

88. Thomas Jefferson University

For Nursing

#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$29,097

89. University of Tennessee - Knoxville

For Nursing

#199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1265
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
90%

90. Brigham Young University - Provo

For Nursing

#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1370
Average ACT
30
Net Price
$14,643

91. Purdue University

For Nursing

#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Average SAT
1325
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
60%

92. Georgia State University

For Nursing

#205 in the World
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1160
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
94%

93. University of Louisville

For Nursing

#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1135
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
97%

94. Stony Brook University

For Nursing

#208 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Average SAT
1405
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
89%

95. University of Alabama

For Nursing

#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
84%

96. University of Vermont

For Nursing

#212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
31
Receiving Aid
100%

97. Florida College

For Nursing

#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1100
Average ACT
19
Net Price
$23,885

98. University of Nebraska Medical Center

For Nursing

#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
47%
Enrollment
3,786
Male:Female
28:72
Founded
1869

99. Marymount University

For Nursing

#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Net Price
$28,147
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$28,003

100. University of Rhode Island

For Nursing

#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
99%

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